Emilio Villari

Emilio Villari
Born(1836-09-25)September 25, 1836
DiedAugust 20, 1904(1904-08-20) (aged 67)
Alma materUniversity of Pisa
Known forVillari effect
AwardsMatteucci Medal (1884)
Scientific career
FieldsExperimental physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Bologna

Emilio Villari (25 September 1836 – 20 August 1904) was an Italian experimental physicist and a professor at the University of Bologna and later Naples who contributed to studies on electromagnetism after whom is named the Villari effect which is used in devices used to measure mechanical stress and strain. He also developed a quadrant electrometer.